The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 7

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses or sentences.

그녀의

geunyeoui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'hers'.

가운

gaun — A gown or robe worn as clothing.

얼마나

eolmana — Adverb meaning 'how much' or 'how many'.

작아졌는지

jagajyeonneunji — How small something has become; shrunken state.

갈색이

galsaegi — The color brown; subject marker attached.

되었는지

doeeonneunji — Whether or how something has become or turned.

가시로

gasiro — With thorns or spines; using sharp prickles.

덮여

deopyeo — Covered or overlaid with something on top.

있었는지

isseonneunji — Whether or how something existed or was present.

이런

ireon — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this kind of'.

부인은

buineun — Mrs. or madam; a respectful title for women.

다름

dareum — Difference; being other or distinct from something.

아닌

anin — Not; negating identity or category of something.

고슴도치였습니다

goseumdochiyeotseumnida — Was a hedgehog; small spiny nocturnal mammal.

어떤

eotteon — Adjective meaning 'some', 'certain', or 'what kind'.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People; referring to persons as a group.

어린

eorin — Young or little; describing a young person.

층계에서

cheunggye-eseo — On or at the staircase; location particle attached.

잠들어

jamdeureo — Falling asleep; transitioning into a sleeping state.

있었다고

isseotdago — Reported that someone was or existed somewhere.

말합니다

malamnida — Says or speaks; formal present tense verb form.

하지만

hajiman — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'; contrasting ideas.

그렇다면

geureotdamyeon — If that is the case; conditional transitional phrase.

어떻게

eotteoke — Adverb meaning 'how'; asking manner or method.

세

se — Number three; the numeral 3 in Korean.

장의

jangui — Counter for flat objects like sheets or papers.

깨끗한

kkaekkeuthan — Clean, tidy, or spotless; free from dirt.

손수건과

sonsugeongwa — Handkerchief; small cloth used for wiping hands.

은색

eunsaek — Silver color; the metallic grey-white hue.

안전핀으로

anjeonpineuro — With a safety pin; small fastening metal clasp.

고정된

gojongdoen — Fixed, fastened, or secured in a position.

앞치마를

apchimareul — An apron; protective garment worn over clothing.

찾을

chajeul — Future modifier of 'to find'; locating something.

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in 'can' constructions.

있었겠습니까

isseotgesseumnikka — Formal question: could there have been something?

게다가

gedaga — Furthermore, moreover; adding additional information.

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun in Korean.

불리는

bullineun — Called or known as; passive form of 'to call'.

언덕

eondeok — A hill or small elevated mound of land.

뒤쪽으로

dwijjogeuro — Toward the back side or rear direction.

들어가는

deureoganun — Entering or going into a place or space.

그

geu — That; demonstrative determiner pointing to something.

문을

muneul — Door or gate; object marker attached.

본

bon — Past modifier of 'to see'; having seen something.

적이

jeogi — Experience of; used in 'have ever done' expressions.

있습니다

itseumnida — Formal polite form of 'to exist' or 'to have'.

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Dear, beloved; modifier of 'to love' someone.

부인과

buin-gwa — With the lady or Mrs.; respectful title with particle.

매우

maeu — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely'; intensifier.

잘

jal — Adverb meaning 'well' or 'skillfully'; doing something good.

알고

algo — Knowing; gerund form of 'to know' something.

있답니다

itdamnida — Informal formal ending asserting that something exists.

부인

buin — Mrs. or madam; respectful title for a married woman.

이야기

iyagi — Story or tale; a narrative account of events.

끝

kkeut — End or finish; the conclusion of something.